Teller&#39;s box



Nov. 1-, 1955 J. KOSOVSKY 2,722,469

TELLER'S BOX Filed Dec. 29, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 F 4 F I g 5 JosephKosovsky INVENTOR.

BY WW 19 M J. KOSOVSKY TELLER'S BOX Nov. 1, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledDec. 29, 1952 1245 m m Wm VE 9 m av W E M K m n n P W J Y B UnitedStates Patent TELLERS BOX Joseph Kosovsky, Cleveland, Ohio ApplicationDecember 29, 1952, Serial No. 328,315 3 Claims. (Cl; 312-310) Thepresent invention relates to containers and more particularly relates toa tellers box to be used. by bank tellers and the like during the courseof their employment.

It is the present practice in many banks toprovide each teller with atray having a partitioned: bottom in which bills of variousdenominations may beplaced; and which the teller usually places by thewindow to make change,

cash checks, distribute pay rolls and the; like. With this' set-up,there is no provision for protecting the money while the teller is atlunch, checking finance recordsor carrying out other duties which takehim away from the tellers window and no means is provided. forprotecting the money in the tray. Thus, unscrupulous customers mayeasily extract money from the tray and it is: necessary when the tellerleaves the Window that he move the tray to some inaccessible position,preferably both out of sight and out of reach from the tellers window.Also, with this set-up, no means is provided for maintaining the tray atvarious angled positions for the convenience of the teller and' the sameusually rests flat upon the tellers desk.

Primarily, the object of this invention is to provide a box in which thetellers tray may be swingably mounted and supported at variouselevated'positi'ons, which box may be locked and'the money holding trayboth concealed and protected so that the teller need not remove the trayupon leaving his position temporarily.

A further object of the invention, ancillary to the above object, is toprovide a container swingably supporting a tellers tray and having anovel means for selectively supporting the tray at various adjustedangles within the container.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a container of theabove described character that may be chained to the tellers desk toprevent removal thereof and which is provided with carrying handles fortrans porting the same between the bank vault and the tellers desk.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a tellers box that isfireproof, durable and which will serve as an excellent temporary safe.

These, together with various other objects and features of the inventionwhich will later become apparent as the following description proceedsare attained by this invention, a preferred embodiment of which is shownby way of example only in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tellers box with parts beingbroken away showing the positioning of a tray therein when the box isclosed;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially along section line 2-2of Figure l disclosing the interior construction of the box;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along section line 33of Figure 2 disclosing the means on the tellers tray for holding thesame in selected adjusted positions within the container or box;

2,722,469 Patented Nov. 1, 1955 ice Figure 4 is an enlarged detail viewshowing the swingable connection of the tray to the container; and,

Figure 5 is a sectional view: taken substantially along section line 55of Figure 4.

Referring now to the accompany drawings in detail, it will be noted thatlike reference numerals are utilized to designate similar partsthroughout the various views.

The container in its entirety is designated by the numeral 10' andgenerally comprises a pair of spaced, parallel side walls 12, a bottomor bottom wall 14, rear wall 16, top Wall 18 and an open front 20. Aswill be. noted, the bottom, rear wall and top wall are substantiallyrectangular in shape with the top wall 18 extending from the upper edgeof the rearwall 16 parallel to and overlying a portion of the bottomWall 14 while the side walls 12 have their front edges 22 arcuate shapedso that these side walls are substantially in the shape of quadrants.

The inner surfaces of the side Walls 12' are provided with inwardlyopening grooves 24 at the front edge thereof which grooves smoothly jointhe top wall 18, rear wall 16 and a portion of the bottom wall' 14.These grooves 24 form tracks upon which an articulated closure 26- isslidably disposed.

As will be noted particularly from an examination of Figure 2, thearticulated. closure. 26 is of a length substantially equal to thearcuate front edges of the side walls 12. In its closed position, itcovers the open front 20 of the container or box 10 and slides withinthe tracks 24 to a position: adjacent and' parallel. to the. end wall.16 when the container is opened. A. partition 28 extends between theside walls: 12 of the container, parallel and in spaced relation totherear wall 16. with the tracks 24 extending between the: partition and;the rear wall for guiding the closure therebetween. Knobs 30' aresecured to the lower edge of the closure 26 for sliding the sametoopened and closed positions;

The front edge: of the bottonr 14 is: provided with an upstanding flange32 terminating in an inwardly extend-v ing ledge 34 parallel to thebottom. wall; 14 against which the lower. edged the closure126 seats;lock 36 is provided. on the flange; 32; to lock the. closure. 26 inclosing position.

Swingably mounted within the container 10 is a money holding tray 38comprising a pair of spaced, parallel side walls 40 and a stepped traybottom 42 forming compartments in which bills of various denominationsmay be placed.

On the facing surfaces of the container sides 12 spaced vertically fromthe bottom 14 of the container and adjacent the partition 28 areopposing recesses 44. As will be noted particularly in Figure 4, theserecesses are in the form of longitudinal slots having the lower edgesthereof formed in rearward and forward arcuate seats 46 and 48respectively. Rollers 50 are disposed in the recesses for rollingmovement into seating engagement with either the rearward or forwardseats 46 and 48. Anaxle 52 or shaft connects the rollers 50 to oneanother.

The side walls 40 of the tray 38 are slotted or notched adjacent therear ends thereof as at 54 with the axle 52 being received in thesenotches. By this means, the tray 38 is swingably supported adjacent itsrear end within the container 10. The forward and rear edges of the sidewalls 40 of the tray 38 are beveled as at 56 so that when the tray isdisposed entirely within the container and the closure 26 is closed, afiat seating portion against the bottom 14 of the container will beprovided for the tray. When it is desired to swing the tray about theaxle or shaft 52, the rollers 50 seat in the rear seats 46 while theforward portion of the tray is swung above the ledge 34; then, the traymay be further extended from the container by pulling the tray forwardlyand seating the rollers in the forward seats 48.

Intermediate the ends of the tray 38, a sleeve extends between and opensinto the side walls 40 of the tray. Disposed within the sleeve 58 is apair of rods 60 and also disposed within the sleeve 58 is a spring 62between the adjacent ends of the rods 60 pressing the remote ends orurging these ends outwardly from the side walls 40 of the tray 38.Axially spaced, elongated slots are provided in the sleeve 58 atopposite sides of the spring 62 and are indicated by the numeral 64.Lugs or projections 66 extend perpendicularly from the rods 60 throughthe slots 64 to limit the outward movement of the rods from the sleeve,these projections further constituting finger grips for drawing theremote ends of the rods within the sleeve.

To retain the tray in an elevated position, the same is swung about theaxle 52 until the rods 60 are permitted to project outwardly from theside walls 40 of the tray 38 to engage in the grooves or tracks 24thereby holding the tray in an elevated position. Obviously, the traymay be maintained in one of two selected positions with the rods 60resting on the tracks 24 by exerting a pushing or pulling pressure onthe tray 38 to seat the rollers 50 in either the rearward seats 46 orthe forward seats 48 of the recesses 44.

To further enhance the swinging adjustability of the tray 38, the innersurfaces of the sides 12 of the container are provided with opposed,detents 68 formed in an arcuate path on a radius taken from the centerof the roller 50 on the seat 48 to the center of the rods 60. With thisarrangement, various selected elevations of the tray may be assumed orattained at the will of the operator. If desired, when the tray 38 is inthe position shown in Figure 2, another pair of opposing recesses 69 maybe provided on the inner surfaces of the sides 12 of the container 10 toprevent rattling of the tray within the container as the same is movedfrom place to place.

As a security measure, a U-shaped bar 70 may be secured to the flange 32as shown in Figure 1 for chaining or otherwise securing the container 10to the tellers desk.

To facilitate carrying the container 10 from place to place, the sidewalls 12 are recessed on their outer surfaces as at 72 and carryinghandles 74 are hingedly disposed within the recesses.

From the foregoing description, the construction and operation of theinvention are believed to be clearly apparent. However, since numerousmodifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the artafter a consideration of the foregoing specification taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described. But, allsuitable modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope ofthe appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A container having an open front and including side walls havingarcuate front edges, tracks formed on said front edges, a tray, meansswingably mounting said tray within said container, and means on saidtray releasably engaging said tracks and supporting said tray in oneposition, said releasably engaging means including a pair of axiallyaligned rods extending transversely of said tray, a spring disposedbetween the adjacent ends of said rods urging the remote ends of saidrods outwardly from the sides of said tray, said side walls having aplurality of circumferentially spaced detents therein, the remote endsof said rods being adapted to seat in said detents to maintain the trayin selected positions within the container.

2. The structure as defined in claim 1, together with an articulatedclosure for said open front slidingly guided on said tracks, projectionson said rods constituting finger grips for withdrawing the remote endsof the rods, and means for guiding the sliding movement of said rods.

3. The structure as defined in claim 1 wherein said tray mounting meansincludes opposed longitudinally extending recesses in said side walls, aroller in each of said recesses, and an axle connecting said rollers,said tray being pivoted on said axle.

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